Abstract

Thesis

Summary

The present research paper refers to matters regarding organization’s change and
its impact on firm’s economical and management viability.

The thesis includes the analysis of such concepts as “change” and “change
management”, there are defined interrelation between notions like “change” and
“organization’s growth”, “change” and ”Business reengineering”.
The paper examines the present facts as well as the perspective evolution trends
of agricultural machinery engineering industry in the Republic of Moldova. For these
purposes a research of the industry’s evolution has been carried out beginning with
1990, thus establishing the importance of agricultural machinery building industry in
the Republic of Moldova. It illustrates the specialization of plants from this field. The
only organization specialized in tractor engineering in the Republic of Moldova is the
joint-stock company named “Tracom”, an affiliated member of the joint-stock
“Agromecanica-Holding”. A broad array of economical parameters has been studied
for the period 2001-2006.

The economic and management viability analysis of “S.A. Tracom” consists of
the analysis of management and its components as well as the analysis of several
economic and financial indices during 2003-2005. In order to determine the firm’s
potential management and economic viability there have been applied several
specific methodologies, such as Altman’s model and the method of economic and
management performance evaluation criteria. The author’s conclusion provided by
the mentioned methods is that the firm’s economic and management viability
potential is situated below the average level, which implies immediate and
thoroughgoing changes for the improvement of the organization’s activity.
The paper provides several features of change management based on a survey
carried out among “Agromecanica-Holding” company’s related firms. The majority’s
opinion tends to look forward and accept the necessary changes due to its positive
results. At the same time few negative aspects are mentioned as well. A special place
in the paper is given to the importance and the way in which the organizations
cultural frame and climate, as change-influencing elements, provides a firm’s
viability.

For the purpose of organization’s enhancement several prior development
perspectives are necessary to be implemented, among them can be mentioned:
market reintegration and expansion for the manufactured goods, which involves the
assembling of produced machinery directly on the sales markets; product output
modernization and upgrade; the implementation of ISO quality system; the opening
of a new functional sub zone of products and credit called “Centru” at free economic
zone “Expo-Business-Chisinau”.
The theoretical aspects and practical recommendations have been implemented
at the studied organization during the period author’s activity